Paint correction / complete bike detail

[Gemballa1980]

Hey all,
A good mate of mine runs a backyard detail business in his spare time and said he'd give the HP4 the once over.. I thought I'd share the results..
To kick things off a full decon began with the usual APC/foam mix. Dodo?s Total wipeout coupled with CG snow foam made short work of any product that had been sitting on the bike as well as the grime from its daily use

The wheels were cleaned with Ferrous Dueller and the Daytona brush which removed a moderate amount of fallout and left the wheel looking very matte. The mint brushes were well used just as they were with the 2015 SKRR we detailed end of last year.

A quick rinse, wash, clay, rinse and blow dry later, we had a clean canvas ready to go

The engine cover, winglets, heel and exhaust guards were removed to make the correction process easier and to ensure complete coverage when the coating was applied.

Probably the most worn section of the bike was the carbon tip of the Akra exhaust where the carbon had lost its clarity and shine and had become dull and cloudy. Two passes with a LC orange and HD Polish brought it back to life

 

[Gemballa1980]

The same combo was then applied to the rest of the bike after the test patch yielded fantastic results – the only additional step was to jewel the paintwork to gain some extra gloss.

Corrections on such a curvy bike are always slow but the resulting reflections are always worth the time.

Definitely my favourite part of the S1000RR/HP4 – those gills!!

Getting close to finishing the body and the carbon belly pan was next on the to-do list. A mix of machine/hand polishing achieved the below result. Again, a slow process to ensure that none of the stickers were lifted but the resulting gloss and clarity were well worth it

The screen was corrected to remove wash marks and the resulting finish was most pleasing

 

[Gemballa1980]

With the body completed, attention was turned to the parts that had been removed. The two stage correction and jeweling again gave mind blowing results – deep blue with popping flake, dark inky black and carbon with so much clarity and gloss it was breath taking

The bike was then inspected out in the sun and after I was completely happy with it, it was given an IPA wipe down in preparation for Kamikaze ISM. The bike was given two coats all over.
Application and removal was fairly quick with the warm weather – removal was pretty much on the 8 minute mark. Here is the tail shortly after application

And after removal – you can already see the warmth it brings to the paint

The carbon was also treated to help preserve the finish and boost the shine

 

[Gemballa1980]

Now that the coating was completed, attention turned to protecting and dressing the remaining parts of the bike.
The exhaust and swingarm were treated to a light polish and protected with CG Wheel Guard to boost gloss and aid cleaning
Before

After

The plastics were then cleaned and dressed with Angelwax AnGel which restored a nice dark finish

Treated section on the right showing a much deeper finish

 

[Gemballa1980]

Some of the plastics on the bike looked to be suffering a little weathering – possibly due to the sun over in WA but it was nothing Solution Finish couldn’t handle. The rear hugger, chain guard, mirrors, air intake and under the nose were all restored to a factory finish.

Finally, the rims were cleaned and conditioned with CG Wheel Guard to help keep the brake dust down and the calipers polished to ensure “Brembo” stood out

 

[Gemballa1980]

Onto the finished result. Given it was late afternoon and the sun was getting low, my normal spots were lacking sun but I managed to get a few together – so enjoy this missile branded as a motorcycle

 

[Gemballa1980]

Thanks for reading - apologies for anyone still using dialup

 

[alex]

All looks great, everytime I get mine detailed it chucks it down with rain the next time I use it! Looks like you've got the weather to make it last a little longer!

I enjoy watching the AMMO NYC channel on YouTube for detailing - wish he'd do less Hypercars and more bikes!!

 

[IMORTAL_Indian]

How much did he charge... would not mind getting mine done before X-pel wrapped !!

 

[alex]

Mo-clean are in your area - for a full clean. 70-100 depending on the level. I had the 70 done. No paint correction or anything just a good solid cleaning job.

 

[Gemballa1980]

The guy that did mine (above) would typically charge around $280 AU for something like this. Although the coating on it is around $220AU for 30ml. A bottle would do 6 bikes however. Without the coating and just a regular quality sealant it would have been around the $180 - $220 mark.
Took around 4 hours for the lot.

I got mates rates however. Would I pay the full price for the Kamikaze coating? Probably not.

 

[richy170]

I'm getting my bike done on Friday with AdvancedNanoCoating.co.uk for ?280 . Full clean with paint sealant. Should make cleaning the bike and wheels a lot easier and repel the dirt for longer. I've had the car down and it's just superb stuff.